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Mississippi attorney general won’t seek a new trial for officer in fatal shooting of Black motorist

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The Mississippi attorney general will not seek a new trial for a Capitol Police officer after a jury deadlocked on manslaughter charges in the fatal shooting of a Black motorist.

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Mississippi’s attorney general said she will not retry a police officer after jurors failed to reach a verdict on a manslaughter charge stemming from the fatal shooting of a Black motorist. Jurors on Monday deadlocked on the charge against Mississippi Capitol Police officer Michael Rhinewalt and acquitted a second Capitol police...

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